New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
WHAT PUBLIC MEN SAY.
PASSING COMMENTS ON BUSINESS AND POL
TrICAL QUESTIONS.


TTICAL QUESTIONS
Con vereations with inventors bring out at times
curious phas,s of business in connection with public
Improvements. The other day man who has dis
covered material in uace OF csrbon points for
electric lights. but has not been able to secure its
Introduction said to me The electric light COM
paues are in a mbnation pool for supplying car
bon points 10 the various local companies over the
country. They make large profit on these points,
and aueutly very slow about making any
change that will lessen their income in that direction
The same kinds Of combinations are made with refer
ence to tele hone supplies and in matters relating to
telegraphy and railroads so that it is novelty with
reference to the carbon points, The sufferer 10 the
public"
John W. yroomau, of Herkimer. secretary OF the
republican State Conmittee was in the city during
the week In connection with Masonic affairs. Hc has
views about politics In this State which he cx-
pressed Ia brief chat, saying among other things
sour Democratic friends are terribly worried over
two things the Presidents conflict with the soldier
element and the partys defamation by the Labor
vote his rebel dag business and the St. Louis affair
have stirred up the Democratic opposition to Cleve-
land thar every old parry hack feels at liberty to
kick the President. metaphoreally speaking on any
and every occasion. Before this occurrence most OF
u EN- silent although they felt bitter enough
against him. Now they all feel at liberty to assail him
without stint. The Democrats are swearing mad at
the voters who nave gone into the Labor movement
at their movement as f1te and to predict that
1t viii 60 to pieces in short time. Naturally enough
this makes bad feeling between the Democrats who
have gone into the Labor movement and their old
party friends, ADD the Labor talk back quite as
vigOror ely they talked 1t is healthy st ic
things because 1t leaves the general situation one
in which argument and reason will have more force
than is ordinarily the case"
The sudden determination of ex-senator s. w.
Dorsey on his return from Europe come time ago to
take up his residence in NewYork City, open office
here aud settle down to business. has started some
gossip. In quarters his change OF plan is
ascribed' to intention to take hand in politics
next year. His Office is in Aldrich Court, and any
dropping in there will speedily discover that he
deeply immersed In business affairs rather than
giving his attention to politics. The heaviest part OF
his business Is projected consolidation or iron
mines in the Gogebio and aeuominee iron ranges OF
Wisconsin md Michigan. now nearly completed. The
Senator had his attention called these properties
shortly after his return from Europe by New-fork
journalist who had watched their development with
i;2.arcst and who suggested that syndicate might
be formed IL handle tie mines on large scale Sem
ator Dorsey in connection VIII Secretary Windem,
eI-Assisant Post General r. y. Elmer, Albert
Sewell, OF Maine, a number of Eastern capitalists aud
the firm of Moore, Benjamin Il Co., of Milwaukee,
which OF tho largest holders in the Gogebic
and Menomnes securities, has perfected scheme by
which fourteen iron mines, twelve of which fully
company with a capital OF $40. 100000. At the
same time he has thrown together five other mines in
50 100000 syndicate, and IL is said 10 be the pur-
pose of the projectors OF the consolidation to bring
together all the iron mining properties OF the two
ranges and create n common stock which can be
listed OH the Stock Exchange and made regular
marketable securtv The iron mines OF the Mar
queite region in Michigan have been under conbl-
nation arrangement Tor many gears and the mines of
the Venniou region, few miles north OF Duluth are
the hands OF two three groups so that with this
arrang cement with reference TO the Gogebic and
Menoninee ranges protected. the Bcss.mer iron
supply from that region will be in few hands that IL
can be manipuli cd n monopoly. Whether this s
what Senator Dorsey md his aiming at
| am MT informed. but the possibilities OF money
makins in the schc tempting enough 10 have
attracted a number OF New-York, London and Ham
burg capitalists, By whom the four or 6se million
dollars ssary to handle deal are TO be furnished
"You think there is no rebel spirit in the South.
Well you do not know anything about IT," sad
plain A. $. Carpenter, OF Illinois. in the Holman
House yesterday to a number OF acquaintance agd a
Mugwump friend with whom he had been discussing
tine rebel flag question. CAPTAIN Carpenter has
returned from Texas within week. He Is engaged
there in promoting railroad enterprise. He added
y have besn tender Ithed about tie South for
fonr five years. thought IL was about time tor US
to stop whas they called the bloody shirt cry-tc
let ~ on them IN other words. But heard enough
nce ME that the oil spirit OF the Contoderacy is
much aliYe to-day 1t vas when they frei on Fort
sumier. They not asserting that they will fight
because they have learned pretty good lesson about
fighting but th,y intend TO make their hgnt Jns the
same and scorc their point II they can without any
appeal u One iellos said to me az the hotel
wher- stopping at Galveston, that If President
Cleveland would sald by his order the people OF tho
South would 20 up to Washington ana tlke tho sgs
W aether there was opposition IRON the Sorh.
You scratch genuine Southern man on his back on
.taIh at of
siouist to day as II he had not appealed TO the
arbtramsnt OF on that question and been
shipped at it. have come home from there
thorou.hv determined TO the bloody shirt and
depocnce Southern methods and views until all the
secession is trouneed ont OF these fellows in one way
another IL ia they who Haunt the bloody shirt and
not the people OF the North
In something OF the same vein were remarks made |
recently by Colonel w. +. Canaday. sergeant alarms
Of the United States Senaee OF North Carolina The
Colonel was Confederate soldier and has been long
resident OF North Carolina and OF the ,,rominert
political factors in that State Colouel Cdnadsy Is
Republican. and has been since the war. He said A:
There il more waving OF the bloody shirt IN the |
Confederate circles of the South than there Il among
The old soldiers OF the North among the politicians
,f the North. As fact, the rebel bloody shirt -
the stock in trade OF ninety out OF one hundred
D, the orators of the Sonth day You 20 tv the
county fair and hear address. or to y college |
and hear orations or to public |
,a herring and hear speech. or attend any kind OF
public occasion where there is s9eechmakng and yon
will hear the lost alluded TO in some torn
,ther AS a thing to be glorded, remembered and |
II is the one thing that the Southern |
orator keeps on hand sort OF stock in trade, and
,is appeal IA to the old iederzte element to stand
ogcther and make common Gauss against Northern |
politicians and Northern policy OF governncnt The
yery same men IN almost tho Same breath will de- |
ionnce John Sh.rnan q bloody shrter TOR standing
ID and demanding for every msn in the United |
,tates, black white. hi, right to vote, free. UNI
rame ed and unchaenged, whether he he North or
Tha of
: getting tresoms aud induces me to speak where
otherwise might hold my tongue"
The name o, Elisha Gray Is repeatedly heard in con-
lection with telephone and teesraphic inventions.
ir Gray Is IN New York at the present time conplet
nnners for European patents his Latest inYen.